男怕入错行,女怕嫁错郎 nán pà rù cuò háng , nǚ pà jià cuò láng

DEFINITIONS

  1. men fear getting into the wrong line of business, women fear marrying the wrong man (proverb)

CHARACTERS

男 nán male, man; son; baron; surname
怕 pà to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
入 rù enter, come in(to), join
错 cuò error, blunder, mistake; wrong
行 háng go; walk; move, travel; circulate
女 nǚ woman, girl; feminine; rad. 38
怕 pà to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
嫁 jià to marry, give a daughter in marriage
错 cuò error, blunder, mistake; wrong
郎 láng gentleman, young man; husband